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Shabanu
Suzanne Fisher Staples
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Guluband
Birth and Kalu
Safari and The Bugtis
Sibi Fair, The Bargain, and Shatoosh
Dowry, Nosepegs, and Channan Pir
Sharma, Desert Storm, and Thirsty Dead
Derawar and Ramadan
The Landlord and Spin Gul
Yazman and Justice
The Choice and The Wedding
Cholistan
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Shabanu
Dadi
Sharma
Mama
Phulan
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Guluband
Birth and Kalu
Safari and The Bugtis
Sibi Fair, The Bargain, and Shatoosh
Dowry, Nosepegs, and Channan Pir
Sharma, Desert Storm, and Thirsty Dead
Derawar and Ramadan
The Landlord and Spin Gul
Yazman and Justice
The Choice and The Wedding
Cholistan
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Safari and The Bugtis Quiz
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Safari and The Bugtis Quiz
1
of 5
What does Shabanu immediately do with the chadr that Auntie gives her?
Wears it as a cape
Throws it on the ground
Ignores it
Tears it to pieces
2
of 5
According to legend, what did the Abassi prince keep in the chamber under his garden?
Seventy wives
A secret wine cellar
Thirty chests of gold
His malformed son
3
of 5
While they travel through a small village, what does Dadi buy for Shabanu?
A riding whip
A flowered shawl
Leather boots
Glass bracelets
4
of 5
Before they became herders, how did the tribes of Baluchistan make their living?
Processing opium
Growing grain
Robbing people
Serving as mercenaries
5
of 5
What does the man at the campsite say that Iranians and Arabs do with camels?
Eat them
Sell them to zoos
Race them
Kill them as pests
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